For those children's workers who can't spend every night rehearsing for a 40 minute productions, this is the answer. The 12 short plays in this book will delight all with the scriptural message and minimal preparation. For preschool through middle school, the book includes a section of basics for directors, with simple staging and costuming ideas. Each play includes a checklist of needed characters and props, suggested familiar songs to use within the performance, and complete printed dialogue.

Titles are:

• God's Gift to Us
• The Party
• 'Twas the Night Before Christmas
• Wild West Christmas
• The Christmas Story
• Deck the Halls and Trim the Tree
• The Good News Flash
• Too-oo-oo-oo Busy!
• Happy Birthday, Jesus
• I Didn't Think It Would Happen Like This!
• Footprints to the Manger
• Ornaments of Christmas